Kukla's Korner Hockey

Center Greg Johnson is pursuing free agency by mutual agreement, leaving centers Mike Sillinger and Yanic Perreault, defensemen Brendan Witt, Mark Eaton and Danny Markov and goaltender Chris Mason still eligible to become unrestricted free agents.
“We’ll be talking with Sillinger and Perreault next,” Poile said late last week. “We are going to let them know what we think, but maybe what we have to offer is not what they had in mind. We have also talked with Mason, but there is nothing to report.”
Sillinger, Perreault and Johnson are all 35 years old. Johnson left because the Predators wanted to go in a different direction. Poile added there are a number of factors to consider with each player.
“What do we have coming up?” Poile asked. “What does free agency look like? What is their potential to play better next season?”